Cinmeon Bowers is rated the nation's top junior college prospect. (247Sports)

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl has picked up his first commitment for the Tigers and it's a big one.

Junior college power forward Cinmeon Bowers announced his commitment to Auburn via Twitter on Sunday. Bowers, a 6-foot-7, 261-pound star from Milwaukee, is rated the nation's No. 1 junior college basketball prospect by multiple major recruiting services.

Bowers is a member of the 2014 signing class and will be eligible to play at Auburn this fall.

Bowers joins two other players in the Auburn 2014 signing class, small forwards Sam Logwood and Jack Purchase, who signed with the Tigers last fall during the early signing period.

Bowers signed with Florida State last fall during the early signing period but was released by the Seminoles after being arrested for eating marijuana in order to conceal it from police. Charges were later dropped.